#MCM: Sean Blakemore (Shawn)

Our Man Crush Monday is all kinds of chocolate fineness.. He is Sean Blakemore who portrays Shawn Butler on General Hospital.

Sean Blakemore (born August 10, 1967), originally from St. Louis, is an American actor who is portraying Shawn Butler on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital, a role he began playing on January 21, 2011 on a recurring basis. On April 6, 2011 Blakemore signed a contract with ABC to continue his role full-time. On May 9, 2012, Blakemore was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on General Hospital.

Blakemore was born on August 10. He has one brother, Ronnell, and five sisters, Kim, Sharon, Yvonne, Yvette, and Rechelle. He married Nadyia Jones on June 19, 2010. As of 2013, Soaps In Depth confirmed that the Blakemores were expecting their first child.

Actor Sean Blakemore moved from hometown St. Louis to Los Angeles on July 19, 1998, to follow his dream of acting.

Blakemore has appeared on episodes on such series as

ER
Monk
The Shield
Cold Case
NCIS
Bones

He won Auds honors at the Hollywood Black Film Festival for his portrayal of Ric Jackson in the independent romantic drama Big Ain't Bad. Blakemore also appeared in the 2002 film Dahmer, and TV movies Motives 2: Retribution, and Blackout.